Puerto Rico- Where is the Coverage?
When you open up you news feeds this week one of the top stories will be about Trump and the NFL. While that is not to say an important story, what happened to the coverage of Hurricane Maria and the devastation that it brought upon Puerto Rico? There is certainly coverage of the devastation, however it is not nearly as important to the major news outlets as a juicy gossip story about Trump. Whether you hate or love Trump or feel indifferent the news outlets make it so that we never forget the latest tweet that he has said.
While I don't deny that it is important to know what the president is thinking and tweeting, I don't think it needs to always be the most important thing in the news. We are getting so lost in the debates about who is right and wrong in a situation that we are losing sight of what is really important, stories that matter.
Puerto Rico is in a crisis unlike anything they have seen before. The news outlets were so quick to jump on Hurricane Harvey and Irma, but what about Maria? As a single person I can not say what should and shouldn't be front and center on social media, but as a society we should strive to be given stories that matter and put aside the gossip that tends to plague the news when it comes to politics.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/27/us/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria/index.html
While I don't deny that it is important to know what the president is thinking and tweeting, I don't think it needs to always be the most important thing in the news. We are getting so lost in the debates about who is right and wrong in a situation that we are losing sight of what is really important, stories that matter.
Puerto Rico is in a crisis unlike anything they have seen before. The news outlets were so quick to jump on Hurricane Harvey and Irma, but what about Maria? As a single person I can not say what should and shouldn't be front and center on social media, but as a society we should strive to be given stories that matter and put aside the gossip that tends to plague the news when it comes to politics.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/27/us/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria/index.html
it was heartbreaking to read this article, but I can relate to a lot of people who have family in Puerto Rico. I have family in Mexico who is separate from the earthquake me just recently had, so I feel for the people who know someone in Puerto Rico who was hurt during the hurricane. I pray contantly for them. I can't believe we are so busy doing other stuff instead of helping our own country.
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